Wire-fence machine



I. N'. omnu. WIRE FENCE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 12. I921. 1A32, 719. Patented Oct 17,1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET WITNESSES ATTORNE l. N. MORFURD.

WIRE FENCE MACHINE.

APPUCAIION FILED nov. 12. 192.

Patented Oct. 17,1922.

2 SHEETS-KNEE] 2 Af-rcmNEY s acing of the line wires, the 'othersidopf,

t c machine frame having a vertically slidmeans of eng r the wire to slie therethrough, and wh ch Patented Set. 3.7, 1922.

i F F i Q E Parent ISAAC rinw'ron monronn, or ATLANTA, rumors.

wins-runes moms.

Application-filed November-12,1921. Serial Ho. 514,762.

T 0 attic/10m. it may concern; v v

Be it knownthat 1, Isaac N. ,MIQREORD, a citizen of the United States,rcsidin at Atlanta, in the county of Logan and. te

of Illinois, have invented anew-andusefiil Wire-Fence Machine, of whichthe follow ing is a specification.

This invention relates to wire fence Inachines, and the features shownand described in the present ap licationar'e desi ned as improvements on,t e structurcsdisc os'edxin patents numbered 821,112; 851,955 and963,620, heretofore granted to me.

The object is to provile a wire chine of the hand operated type for riidly fastening the vertical stay wirestothe onzontal or longitudinalline wires in a mannor to revent their lateral movement there,-

on, ant at the seine time avoid any separat ing movement of the linewires, the machine being in the form of .a. readily portable frameadapted to be dctachably connected to desired distances apart, suchdistances usu:

ally varying from top tolbottom of the fence.

Another object is to provide improved means for slidably securing oneside of the machine frame" to the and line wires by 'ng members whichpermit may be readily adjusted in a vertical direction to adapt the sameto the particular ing' clam ing member for enga 'ing over one of thisline wires and adapted toho'ld. that side of the frame to its work uponthe fence.

A further object is toprovide means can ried by the frame extendin."from. sideto side of the same and having means for engaging spaced staywires initially'placed in embracing relation to the line wires andadapted to hold the same'while the upper and lower ends are twistedabout the top nndbottom line wires, the intermediate line wires beingrigidly held to the stays by opposed twists formed in the latter betweeneach pair of line wires by means of a special tool for the pur use; anda still'fui't-her improvement res i es in the provision of a tool holdercarried by the frame of the machine. I

A Full and complete understanding of the fence his invention may beobtained from a consideration of the following detailed descriptiontaken in connection with the accom )anying drawings fornungdpa-rt ofthis speci cation, It being understoo that while the drawings show a.practical form of the invention, the latter isnot confined to strictconformity therewith, but may be changed or modified, so long as suchchanges or modifications mark no material departure from the salientfeatures of the invention, as specifically pointed out in the appendedclaims.

In the drawings, in which similar refer ence characters designatecorresponding parts throughout the several figures Fig. 1 1s a. frontelevation of the improved machine shown attached in operative positionto a wire fence.

Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the machine.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of the same.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail vertical sectional view through a portionof the frame bar having the vertically adjustable line wn'e-en agingmembers attached thereto.

Fig. I? is a similar view of a portion of the other frame bar carryingthe aforesaid.

clamping member attached thereto.

Fig. 6 is a. top plan view of said clamp and showing its relation to theadjacent frame bar and the line wire.

Fig-7 is a detail vertical sectional view through the several line wirestogether with their holdingmeans, and showing the spacer] vertical wiresas initially placed for twistin to fetherto formthe fence stay.

' Ehe machine of the present invention is adapted to build wire fencesof any desired height, Within the limits of the machine. and of anydesired number of line Wires spaced uniformly or varying distancesapart. deending upon the kind of stool; to be conlined by the fence. Anadvantage to be found in the use of fences built by machines of thisclass resides in the fact that the vertical stay Wires may be spaced anydesired distance apart, the method of securing the said stays to the topand bottom line wires, and of afterwards twisting the said stays in amanner to stiffen the same and to rigidly support the line wires apart,serving to produce a rigidly constructed fabric, capable of withstandinggreat strain, when properly attached to supporting posts, and ofoutwearing generally the ordinary machine made, wore-u wire fabric fenceto he found on the nnirket.

The nnwhine comprises a frame structure including spaced, normallyvertical side bars or posts 1, preferably formed of stont stoel tubingof suitable diameter to provide the necessary strength for the purpose,and of a length somewhat greater than the height of the highest fence itmay be desired to build. A plurality of cross members in the form (ifyokes 2, formed of steel castings or, if referred, of u ppi'ol'n'iz'it'eforgi'ngs, are adopted to rigidly hold thee-aid posts or ha rs 1ilifiliia ced relation. 'lheso yo'hes. p'rofer'ably three in number. arearranged for con'vel'i'ience, one adjacent to the hotto'm ends of thehairs l, and the other two yolcc s are placed and held near the upperends of the same. each yoke consisting of terminal 'cOl la'rs'integrally formed therewith and of the proper mtema'l (l'ia'inet'r toFreely slide over the bars 1, suitable set screws t being eiir'rie'cltl'iereby for holding them in adjusted position thereon.

Thejyokes each comprise oppositely curred nri'nsfi extending from therear sides of the collars 3 and curvingforwardly at the center, wherethey merge into usingle' :forwurdly entending urn; 6, the forward end ofwhich ext'eiicls sligl'itly inlnd'viii'ice of. the front. sides of thecollars 3, and is provided with a terminal hifi'ue'ation'f, open towardthe front, and havingthe side walls of the saline slightly curved towardone .sidoof the frame, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing. Thecurved nrrnsl'i of the yoke as well as the forwn'rdl ,r extendingcentral arm 6 are preferably formed i'linrnondshupe in cross section,with the greatest dimension the'r'e'of nrrz'u'igd vertically. asslio'wnin Fig. 2, in order to provide great strength for resistance toany torsional strain to the parts, while under the severe pressurebrought about by the twisting of the stuy wires in a manner to heexplained.

While the yolies 2' are arranged with relotion to the height of thefence and the length-of the frame Inns 1, as ilhistreted and heretoforeexplained, it will, of course, be apparent that the suine may, byloosening the set screws be raised or lowered thereon to suit thedemands, and that more than three yokes may be employed.

The frame of the machine is adapted to be placed against thecorresponding sides of the line. wires A of the fence with the bzirs 'lin vertical position and shutting against each line ivire when thehi-finications T. which comprise. stay wire holders, extend slightlythrough and forward of the line wires.

One of the said bars 1 is provided with n fiat bar 8 rigidly carriedthereby and spaced from the same on the side corresponding to thebifurcation 7 and in position to abut Wires ma against the line wires,the said her 8 being held in such spaced relation by s nee blocks orwashers 9 surrounding snitnh e bolts 10 which traverse alined openingsin the walls of the tubular posts 1 and the said her 8, which letter isalso provided with a central, lon itndinel series of perforations 11exte'nc in from the lower end to the top thereo A series of hook-shapedbolts 12 having a straight, screw-threaded stem or :sha 'nlc adapted tofit any desired one of the perrotati ns 11 is carried by the her 8, and,said holt'ska're prevented from ii'ceide'ntal Edispin-cement therefromby nuts 13 which. permit of the hooks swinging about the axis of thestem thereof, the other free end of the same extending at an an he toone-side of the bar and slightly to t erenr of the saline, as clear]?'shofi'n in Figs, so that, by flexing theline wires A, upotr applyingthe mach ne in position for ln'se,xthe said be introdneed within'thehooks without removing the nuts 13, and thesanie will not accidentallyhecome'deti'tehed therefrom, while freely permitting of the slidingaction of the machine ir'long thosereral line wires. I

In addition to sert'in as a means forsu 9- por'ting the bolts 12, thebar 8' has the ailditional advantage of stiffening the idjiroent post 1,nsthe said posts are subjected to greatstrnin whenthe stays are formedin a nanner about to be described;

The opposite side of the inztch'ine frame held a e'i'nst the fence bynlea hs of a Win ties]. SllCfilblB sleeve 14 formed of suitable tubingof an internal diameter somewhat greater than the exterior diameter ofthe other post 1, u'nd' mounted on the letter, preferably between thetwojuppor y kes, and having a downwardl directed tongue 15 having op'ositely beveled or tapered edges 1:6, \vl'i'io the line wire A loea'tedzrdjueent to the intermed'i'ute' yoke, and impingesthe latter ii gainstthe adjacent front side of the post 1 effectively serving to hold theadjacent slde of the machine frame against the line wires and inposition to receive and hold the stay wires for twisting in a manner tobe explain d.

The post 1, carrying the perforated bar 8. is furthermore provided witharms 17 extending longitudinally with the line wires and suitablybolted, us at l8, to the bar S and extending Slightly downwardly wherethe upper one is bent downwardly and crosses the lower to which it issuitably secured, the outer end of the said lower incline'd her 17having suitable clamping ,and guiding means 19 for engaging an ad acentline wire A, the said guide being'du ly show-n andcleseribedin one ofthe aforesaid patents. Secured to the upper of the inclined bars 3 causeit dredging action on "17 is a tool box 20, preferably formed of.

sheet metal and 'WlllCh may or may not be equip ed with a cover, such abox having the a vantage of being within convenient reach of theoperator and alwa s being car ried by the machine in such position' Inthe operation of the machine necessiry to first decide u on the styleand nature of the fence desired to bebuilt, the number of line wires tobe employed, and the exact distances between the same, it being thecustom to arrange the lower of the'line wires closer together than theulpper ones for the purpose of preventing sma stock from-passing throughthe same. The line wires A are first secured in their proper s acedrelation to suitable posts (not shown; and the hook-shaped bolts 12 ofthe 'mac ine are then adjusted in the appropriate perforations 11 of thebar 8 to accord with such arrange- 111611; By turning the bolts aboutthe axes of their shanks or stems sufiicient space between the free endsof the hooks and the adjacent side of the bar 8 is provided to permit ofthe introduction of the line wires, which may be slight! Y flexed tofacilitate such introduction. "hen thus attached, the other post 1 isabutted against the wires and the sleeve 14 is forced downwardly tobring the ton ue 15' over the adjacent line wire A, and the machine isin attached position for the application of the first stay.

To form the stay, a pair of wires B of like gage to the line wires areout of a length slightly greater than the height of the fence, and areplaced one on either side of the line wires A and located within thebifurcations 7 of the central arms 6 of the yokes, as clearly shown inFig. 7 of the drawings. The up 361' and lower ends C of the stay wiresare then given oppositetwisis about the upper and lower line wiresrespectively,

as by means of a pair of pliers, and the inter"- mediate portions of thestay wires between each pair of adjacent line wires are then given atwisting action, as by means of any appro )riate twisting tool, asndicated, at D [II ig. 1. when the stay wires are caused to oppositelytwist about each other and to form tightly binding eyes for the linewires,

and all slack is taken up and the stay caused to assume a rigid)OSli-lOfl on the line wires.

By elevating the sleeve .14 to free the tongue 1 from the line wire, themachine mav be moved along the line wires, the latter freely slidingthrough the bolts 12 until the selected position for the second stay isreached, when two more stay wires are applied as before, after properlyengaging the sleeve, when the operation may be repeated again and againa ong the entire length of the fence, when a much more powerful anddurable structure than the ordinary machinebuilt fence, is produced.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that it is several valuableimprovements have been incorporated 1n the machine of the patents :abovestated, andthat a machine simple in constructionand operation for theproduction of hand-made wire fence has been provided which may bemanufactured and sold at a cost within'the reach of the small fari'ner.

What is claimed is 1. A. wire fence machine for use in making a fencecomposed of line wires and vertical stay wires, the combination of aframe haw in spacedvertical bars and a plurality of yolr'es connectinthe bars provided with centrally locatec means for receiving and holdingthe stay wires while being twisted, means provided on oneof the bars forengaging with one of the line wires of the fence and holding the machinein fixed relation, and a erforated bar secured in spaced sub- Stantia 1ypara-llelrelation to the other bar and provided with a series ofhook-shaped bolts toengage with the line wires.

2. A. wire fence machine for use in making a fence composed of linewires and vertical stays, comprising a frame having spaced verticalposts, upper and lower yokes rigidly connecting the posts in theirspaced relation, a vertical bar carried by one of the posts in s acedrelation thereto and extendmg paral el therewith, bolts traversing thepost and the bar and having spacing washers or blocks thereon, said barhaving a longitudinal series of perforations therein. and hook-shapedbolts having threaded shanks adapted, to lit any of said perforationsand carrying nuts on the shanks between the 'post and the bar, to permitthe hooks to turn to receive and to hold the line wires of the fence.

3. A wire fence machine for use in making a fence composed oi: linewiresand vertical stay wires, the combination of vertically disposedbars, a plurality of yokes connecting the bars and holding them inspaced relation, said yokes each having centrally disposed means forreceiving and holding the stay wires, and a vertically slidable sleevemounted on one of the bars and adapted to clamp one of the line wiresbetween it and the adjacent bar.

4. A wire fence machine comprising a frame having spaced vertical postsrigidly held together in spaced relation and adapted to abut against theline wires of a fence. and a vertically slidable sleeve mounted on oneof the posts, said sleeve being of greater internal diameter than thesaid posts and carrying a downwardly extending tongue havin tapered sideedges for engaging ovcr one 0 the line wires to bind the same againstthe post when the sleeve is forced downwardly.

A wire fence machine comprising a frame having spaced vertical posts, aplurnlity of yokes having terminal slcu vcs surl'olmding the posts andcnrrymg; set screws for adjusting tlmyokes up 01' down along the posts,said yokes having centrally looafied fork; or bifurcations for receivingand h01d ingspaced stay WIIBS, one of smd posts carrymg axerticallysl-idable sleeve having :1 downwardly (In-acted tongue 101' engaging a,

line "wire and clumping the same against theadjacent 150st, flu: othelpost, hni'ing a phnrality p f" swiveled hookrshap ed bolts mounted inflaba-laheld in. spa, ced nelati on to.

nature.

ISAAC NEWfIQ-N MORE-0RD.

